Police spend DKK127m protecting anti-Muslim leader: ‘The cost of freedom’ says Paludan
Police protection for Rasmus Paludan, head of the far-right ‘Stram Kurs’ (Hard Line) party has so far cost the state DKK127m ($20.1m). Documents obtained by tabloid daily BT under the freedom of information…
MoreClimate Minister welcomes EU’s ambition – with reservations
Climate Minister Dan Jørgensen (S) has welcomed the EU Commission’s new target of a 55% cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 but warned there’s still a long way to go before it’s…
MoreU.S. Ambassador pushes Greenland agenda again – ‘Russia is on the offensive’
U.S Ambassador to Denmark Carla Sands has repeated her claim that Greenland is part of North America. In an interview with right-wing news website, the Daily Signal, the ambassador says the U.S. works very,…
MoreBars, restaurants to close at 10pm
Bars, cafes, and restaurants in Copenhagen will be forced to close at 10pm every night from tomorrow following a significant increase in the number of corona cases. The reproduction rate, which indicates how…
MoreRestaurants facing bankruptcy after government clamps down
Restaurant owners have warned of a ’wave of bankruptcies’ after the government imposed a 10pm shut-down order on the ‘nightlife’ sector following a surge in infections amongst young people. Anders Aagaard, owner of…
MoreAnalyst: Mette’s losing it
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s wave of popularity since the outbreak of the corona epidemic in March is slowly ebbing out, according to leading political analyst Henrik Qvortrup. The PM’s handling of the crisis…
MorePM defends Foreign Minister against Me Too accusations
Prime Minister has come to the defence of her beleaguered Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod who’s at the centre of a ‘Me Too’ storm for having sex with a 15-year-old girl at a Social…
MoreDenmark loses human rights case
Denmark has suffered a defeat at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) which ruled yesterday that keeping a mentally ill man strapped to a restraint bed in hospital for a long period…
MorePrince to start work in Paris after recovering from blood clot
Prince Joachim has recovered after suffering a blood clot on the brain and is ready to assume his new role as Denmark’s defence attaché at the Danish Embassy in Paris. The Royal House…
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Pension industry challenges government on early retirement plan….Electric car sales surge in August….. Insurance and Pension Denmark CEO, Kent Damsgaard, has called on the government to explain why it intends to fund its…
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